Alva Wilhelm

Alva Lavina Wilhelm, 85, of Eldersburg, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Dove House -Carroll Hospice in Westminster, MD. Born November 5, 1930, in New Windsor, MD. , She was the daughter of the late Able Leonard and Emmerzetta Gay Smith. She was the wife of the late William F. Wilhelm, Jr. She graduated from New Windsor High School and Juanita College. She was an Elementary School teacher and was the office manager for Wilhelm Energy Services Inc., a fuel oil dealer. She was a member of Salem United Methodist Church in Hebbville and St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Sykesville. Surviving are children Kimberley and Joseph Pyles, and Lynda Wilhelm, all of Eldersburg; and grandsons William and Thomas Pyles and great-grandson Jackson T. Pyles. She was predeceased by her husband William F. Wilhelm Jr. and son, David B. Wilhelm and her 5 sisters, Artie Isenberg, Wynetta Tenney, Ilene Ecker, Erma Logue, and Estelle Moineau.

The Family will receive friends Friday, March 11, 2016 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Burrier-Queen Funeral Home and Crematory, P.A. 1212 W. Old Liberty Road, Winfield. Where Funeral Services will take place 11:30 AM Saturday, March 12, 2016. Interment will be in Lake View Memorial Park in Sykesville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to St. Paul's U.M.C. Memorial Fund, 7538 Main St., Sykesville, MD 21784. Online condolences at www.burrier-queen.com